BALTIMORE — On a day that offenses reigned supreme, UMBC had the upper hand, especially from the outside, as Stony Brook saw its two-game win streak snapped by a 95-84 final at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena on Wednesday night.
Tykei Greene had a career-high 29 points, adding six rebounds and four steals, while Anthony Robert chipped in 23, but the Seawolves were not able to cool down the hot-shooting Retrievers from deep, who made 18 of their 30 attempts from beyond the arc.
The Seawolves outshot UMBC in the opening stanza, hitting 59.3 percent from the field en route to a 44-point half, but found themselves down five at the break. Stony Brook was able to bring it to four at 60-56 with 15:16 on the second-period clock and then an
Anthony Roberts and-1 cut the deficit to one with 9:50 to go. The Retrievers then rattled off 17 of the next 21 points to take control of the contest.
With the loss, Stony Brook drops to 15-11 and 7-6 in the America East.
STATS AND NOTES
- Greene bested his previous career-high of 25, tallied against Hofstra on Dec. 22, 2019.
- He also tallied four steals, the most in a Stony Brook uniform and his highest since March 1, 2020 against Monmouth.
- Jaden Sayles finished with 14 on the night, two off his season high of 16 against Florida on Dec. 22.
- Roberts finished with his third consecutive game of 20 points or more, totaling 23 on the night. It his his sixth on the season and ninth of his career.
- Frankie Policelli totaled his fourth career, multi-block contest of his collegiate stint.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"They shot the ball at a really high level. We've scored 80 points or more nine times previously and were unbeaten in those times but we were just outscored tonight. We were not very good defensively but they made a lot of deep shots on offense. Hopefully we can figure out a way to score and find a way to get some stops." - head coach
Geno Ford.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns home for Children's Hospital Night on Saturday, hosting Hartford at 5:30 p.m. at Island Federal Arena.
